The Hamster Wheel

Today is the first day this week I haven't had to polish Buddy, the horse we have for sale, to show him to potential buyers. I mean polish, too. Like he's about to appear in his own TV show. After you get him clean (no easy job) you spray on Show Sheen, a product that acts like Teflon on his hair and makes him shine. He even smells like a polished, plastic horse. He's a clean thing of wondrous beauty.

Since we keep him at home that means I also have to polish all areas of the house (translation: clear path) from the back door to the bathroom in case potential buyers need to use facilities. And also the first day that I don't have to run Lily back to town for something (orchestra rehearsal, orchestra concert, confirmation stuff) though I did have to haul her and her new horse, Markus, to a riding lesson.

I am worn out. To keep horse, barn, house, etc. in company-ready state and be nice to people is exhausting.

Yesterday's potential buyers stayed three hours. It was hot, too. They were very nice and have taken Buddy home on trial. He can get as dirty as he wants now and I know that will make him happy. They said the first thing he did when he got off their trailer was roll in the dirt. Hallelujah! Not my dirt.

I asked Lily what she wanted for dinner. She said anything was all right. When "anything" turned out to be salad and boiled eggs, she said she'd cook her own dinner. so I altered the menu. She's never had deviled eggs (how can this be? I even have a plate I inherited from my aunt that is made for deviled eggs and nothing else) so I told her I would devil them.

Don't know how. They will probably have horse hair in them. But how hard can they be? I'll mush stuff up in the yolks and put them back together, then sprinkle paprika on top.

We'll probably eat them watching a "House" rerun if we can find one.

Doing nothing is a wonderful thing. I am off the hamster wheel for now.

Comments

[Anwyn]

Mayo and hot sauce ... not that you didn't Google it first ... but because I can't resist a dangling "how to," I guess. :) Fingers crossed for you and Buddy.

[groovyoldlady]

That's me today...going nowhere, doing nothing.

You're right, it IS wonderful!